Myricaria squamosa Desv. in Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 1, 4: 350. 1825; Qaiser in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 141: 52. 1982. M. armena Boiss. & Huet, Diagn. Ser. 2(2): 58. 1856.

Shrubs, ca 2 m high. Leaves 1 - 6 x 0.5 - 1 mm, linear-oblong, ovate-lanceolate or ovate, subacute to obtuse at apex, subentire. Racemes usually lateral, 3 - 14 x 1 - 1.5 cm, scales at base of peduncle up to 6 x 3 mm, broadly ovate to oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex; bracts 4.5 x 7(-10)x 1.7 - 3 mm. Flowers pink;pedicels 2 - 3 mm long. Sepals 3 - 4 x 0.7 - 1.3 mm, linear-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, subacute to obtuse at apex, subentire, subequal. Petals 4 - 6 x 1.5 - 2 mm, obovate, oblong-obovate or elliptic-obovate. Stamens connate to about 2/3 of their length; free part of longer filaments 1 - 1.5 mm long, of shorter 0.5 - 1 mm long. Ovary 3.5 - 5.5 mm long. Capsules ca 1 cm long. Seeds 1 - 1.5 mm long, obovoid-oblong, beak 0.5 - 0.7 mm long; coma ca 4.5 mm long.

Fl. & Fr. June - Aug.

Distrib. India: In valleys, sandy and pebbly banks of mountain streams and rivers. Jammu & Kashmir(Kashmir) and Himachal Pradesh.

Pakistan, Iran, C.I.S. and N. China.

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